Roger Meï (3 May 1935 – 4 May 2025) was a French politician.

Life and career

Meï's grandfather immigrated to France from

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

, settling in

La Ciotat La Ciotat (; ; in Mistralian spelling ''La Ciéutat''; 'the City') is a Communes of France, commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southern France. It ...

, where he found work at a shipyard. Meï was born in

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Al ...

on 3 May 1935, and grew up poor on

Porquerolles Porquerolles (; ), also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Its land area is and in 2004, its population has been about 200. Porquerolles, the largest and most west ...

. Meï was elected mayor of

Gardanne Gardanne (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Gardannais. Geography Situated close to Aix-en-Provence and Marseille and on the rail link connecting the two cities, Gardanne is bo ...

in 1977 and served for 43 years, until Hervé Granier replaced in him in 2020. Each of his mayoral opponents had lost in the first round, except during the 1989 election cycle. He was a member of the

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from 1996 to 2002, representing

Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency The 10th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône is a French legislative constituency in Bouches-du-Rhône. Deputies Elections 2024 2022 , - , colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9", , - 2017 2012 , - style="backgro ...

for the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Left in the ...

. Meï died in

on 4 May 2025, at the age of 90."Il a été un combattant, tout le temps" : Roger Meï, maire de Gardanne de 1977 à 2020, est décédé

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* 1935 births 2025 deaths Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur People from Hyères French people of Italian descent People of Tuscan descent French Communist Party politicians Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-politician-PCF-stub